The Ottawa Senators look like they'll be shorthanded against the Montreal Canadiens in Wednesday's upcoming game. Jason Spezza (back) is set to miss his second game in a row and now the team announced that Sergei Gonchar will be sidelined with a lower-body injury.

It's unclear how serious the issue is and the team didn't elaborate about how he got banged up.

The Russian blueliner might have lost a step or two at 38, yet he's still an important piece of the puzzle in Ottawa. Only Erik Karlsson's 26:49 minutes per game tops Sergei Gonchar's 23:34 time on ice (although Marc Methot is close behind at 23:38).